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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-25

MANAGER MORTOYSA USTRLAN LEGACY
PHILADELPHIA. May "a CSpeciA). Manager W. H. Nor
ton OF McCaus Opera House stated to-day that ho had
received Intelligence that wealthy uncle had Just died
In Vienna and the will bequeaths him legacy ofl7oooo
torlus canal 20 about $4,000
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-25
Nay PARADE IN OENTRAL PARK

AInaSr. May "a ,speeiap-r Committee On Sases
-. a.sembly reported favorably to-nishe sensSs
SnSvs ., -. oII to permit the regiments Of tho -
nusra to parade once year In Centrss o tnird read
Susit Mr. sheehen the bill was ordered " v hs would
ton NJ sheehan gave notice that TON h AZ onc~
my s penson OF the rules to pass tne o'i ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-25


LONDON, May 2i.-The Cambridge University crew
have agreed the Harvard College crew If the nee
essary funds to the expenses of the trip TO America
can be raised
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-25
ENGINEER HAsKINs INCREDULoUs.


STOPPED ON THE PRESENT TUNNEL
Dewitt Haskins the contractor who engaged in
sructing the tunnel under the Hudson River
by TRIBUNE reporter last night at his home, No 3l3
West Twenty seconds, in reference to the report from
Philadelphia that the Pennsylvania Railroad had
purchased the charter OF the tunnel company
He said that he had heard nothing OF any.
undertaking by the Pennsylvania Railway Company to
bore tunnel or tunnels under the Hudson and erect
depot in New-York He thought very unlikely that
they would attempt such work on their own account
iu view OF the progress already made and money ex-
pended by the company which he served.
In times past he had frequently urged
the Pennsylvania Railway officials TO participate In tho
work on which he engaged but they had always de
cned the ground that they had 700 much other work
on hand He knew that the Pennsylvania people we're
extremely anxious TO open railway communications
direct with New-York, and knew that they
had considered aud abandoned costly
plan for bridging the Hudson from some
spot on the Palisades He expected that when the tun
nes of the Hudson River Railway Company we're com.
pieted tho Pennsylvania Company would make use OF
them and perhaps lease them. tie was certain that the
Company had not obtained control OF the
charter under which his company was wofkiDH; Iaf
from there being any intention OF aban.
doning that work IL was going ahead
at the rate OF three feet day From the saft on ths
Jersey side had already been bored ana ioo
feet from the New York SHAFT
Colonel Samuel Carpenter general Eastern passenger
agent OF the Pennsylvania Company said that he Knew
nothing any intention oD the part OF that company 20
construct tunnels under the Hudson but some suon
plan might have been adopted without his knowledge
lie believed that the business OF the Pennsyyana coui
pany would be greatly Increased II IL had terminus IN
New York and all ra communication herewith
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-25

Buffalo Bill begins this afternoon in
q The Globen series Of Wild West
"reminiscences the first entitled "A Night
of Adventure Colonel Cody declares that he has
great objection to talking about himself and
great horror of self but he has been
so handsomely treated in England that he cannot
refuse the request His social popularity shows no
signs of waning. Saturday night saw him at two
parties, Mrs Jeune's in Wimpole-st. and Mrs.
Howard Vincents IN Grosvenor Square. Invita-
tions continue to pour In by the score. G. W. s.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-25

chose to abstain. Perhaps this with the action OF
the Dublin Town Council, in refusing to take part
in the Jubilee celebration. sufficiently marks the
Irish attitude toward the Queen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-25
FOTND GUILTY OF MURDI

DUFAPLo May accident occurred this afternoon
Baruums variety store Mrs John G. Jeret made misse
and falling stairway leading 10 the cellar was IL
kiantlY kllled
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-25
sUFFERISG FOR RAIN.
A WOMAN'S NICK BROKEN

SCHENECTADY May 24-Reports from schohario Saratoga
and TINS county that unless there rainfall In short
time all crops will utterly ruined Winter wheat early
ables and fruits already greatly damaged.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-03-03
Legal Fees of u Trial Justice.

For several years the Waldo County Commission
ers and the Trial Justices in Belfast have differed
| as 10 the legal fees to be charged in a criminal
cause. The justices had received a fee of a. II.
made up of different items, each case tried, but
the late board of Commissioners, after taking
legal counsel, reduced the fee by striking out 80
cents for the trial of ISSUE and % cents for hills
of cost Trial Justice Wayand Knowlton TOOK
exceptions and petitioncd for writ of manda INNS
compelling the commissioners to answer in eonrt
why they thus reduced the bills. They answered
that the items mentioned referred to civil actions
alone, and were not meant for criminal causes
The matter went to the law court and last week the
rescript was received by Clerk of Courts Wadun.
1t sustains the position of the County commission
ers and is as follows:
The fees to which Trial Justices are entitled Inv
law IN criminal prosecutions provided for in
section = chapter l6 II. $. The allow ance of eighty
cents fof the trial OF an issue applies only civil
proceedings.
MI knowton says that had the decision l,eep in
his favor it would have been matter of nearly
$500 to him. Other Justices had similar claims. AS
well as the Police Judge rather the city Of Bel
fast as the latter is entitled TO the Judges fees
Tie city Of Belfast had drawn fees during the
pendency of this issue, but the city treasurer will
probably now draw them, II he has not already
done so. The decision isworth hundreds of dollars
to the tax payers of the County Of Waldo
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-03-03
The Railroad Room.

The Fairfield Journal reports that the air is al
full of railroad talk in the upper part of Somerset
county, and that the people are determined to have
a road from somewhere to somewhere. 1t says:
Athens is all in white heat over the matter and II
looking for an outlet at Burnham and an open nor
at Belfast. well known citizen of that place told
us the other day that II the charter was granted by
the Legislature this winter the dirt would nv Al
Burnham Junction early In the spring. The friends
of the road say that they have better backing thar
the Hartland road had when 1t started.
q. A. Mathews. j. +. Sprague and J. o. Brad
bury publish the following card in the Slate, Of
Monsoon, and it will be read with interest by the
delegation Belfast sent to Augusta:
In behalf of the MOnsOn and the Sebasticook and
NJ. II. Lake Railroad Companies, we desire to ex.
press our sincere thanks to the towns who sent
representatives and to the individuals who went
to Augusta voluntarily and at their own expense TO
aid us in resisting the unjust claims Of Bangor city
We trust that we may soon bc able to give ali a
free ride to NJ. ii. Lake.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-03-03
The Railroad Tax.

The railroad tax matter came before the Finance
Committee of which Represcntati~ e |. C.. Libby of
l'urnham is member, and he was enabled to rem.
ter valuable assistance to CITY Solicitor William
son and City Treasurer Houston who we're looking
after Belfast's interests The committee decided
last week upon bill that will allow Belfast to get
her share Of the tax assessed on the stock of the
Belfast and Moosche:d Lake Railroad (ompanv
and it was reported Thursday by Mr.. Libby. The
bin is as follows:
section forty-onc, chapter six of the Revised
statutes Is hereby amended that when am .ne,l
1t shall read as follows:
SECT. Al. Every corporation, person or associa.
iioh, operating any railroad in the State under
lttSe or otherwise, shall pay to the Treasurer of
.he Hiate Tor the use of the State an annual excise
laN ior tile privilege of exercising its franchises
au me franchises of its leased roads in the State
Whrii with the tax provided for in section four il,
IN place of all taxes upon such railroad its
" ana stock. There shall he apportioned and aid
ny tilc state, from the taxes received under this
anu inc slN following sections, the several cities
ana towns In which, on the first day of April in
Grating or operated roads exempted from other
TAXATION, an amount equal to one per cent on the
value OF such stock on that day, as determined bv
the Governor and Council; prorided however that
tile totil amount thus apportioned on account of
any railroad shall not exceed the sum received Nv
tle state as tax on account of such railroad And
dtHrther, that there shall not be apportion
ca ON account of railroad and its several parts
II any, operated by lease otherwise, a greater
part OF the whole tax received from such railroad
ana its several parts than the proportion which the
aoGnt OF the capital stock of such railroad and its
several parts owned in this State bears to the
whole amount of the capital stock of said ralrooI
and its several parts.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-03-03
Last Weeks storm.

Thursday and Friday last were hari day on the
Maine Central and its branches, with the exception
of the Belfast branch on which there was no
obstruction delay. While the snow which fell
here last week was damp, in the country it was
dry and drifted badly. The storm In Franklin
county was the worst for twenty years. The roads
were piled full of snow drifts mountains high and
travel and business were entirely suspended
Trains in all other directions were late and the
country roads blOcka,lcd.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-03-03

Recent events have recalled the fact that Mr..
s. G. Norton, Of Belfast, while Sheriff of Wal
do county enforced the prohibitory, as well as
the other laws, to the handle. He did not
work the Good Templar lodges to enable him
to get into Office and then go back on them, but
performed his whole duty squarely.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-03-03

IN BRIEF. There has been great earth
quake in Italy. Villages We're TOPPED over in
to valleys. and desolation and ruin rejgus alone
the Genocse shore. The number of deaths re-
ported is about 1000. Shocks was felt at Nice
Parma, Turin and Cosenza. Undulations of the
earth were noticed at Catana, in SicIy aft the
foot of Mount Etna The most startling news
comes from the Gcnoese Riviera. Over |. 800
people We're killed in that district. At the vii.
age OF BajardO, situated at the top of a hill. n
number of the inhabitants took refuge in
church when the shocks were first felt. A sub
sequent and greater shock demolished the
church and 300 of the people who We're in if
were killed. The destruction of property in
the regions of Italy visited by the earthquake
was immense and widesprcad.......Gen Butler
and Carl SchurZ were victims of serious acct
dents by falling Oh Saturday. The former. in
Philadelphia. disocated his ARM but has been
able to reach his Lowell home. and the right
thigh bone of the latter is broken....... Our con-
sul-general at Halifax. n. s., is now in St,
said. through his attention to the fisheries trou-
bles......"The proposed constitutional amend
ment passed by the Senate to change the date
of Inauguration day from March 4th to April
Both, has been favorably acted upon bv the
House committee on judiciary.......Ezra r. i.
Wilton, who has been residing in Newton for
some months, was arrested yesterday bv Sher-
i'll Kelly of BOOthbay, Me-, on a charge of EN-.
bezzing $500 from the knickerb0cker Ice
COmpany...-..O One of the Newfoundland news
papers maintains that two-thrds of the COLONY
favor annexation to the United States in conse-
quence of imperial neglect of their interests.
....Saturday nights storm was severe all over
New England and in parts of the Dominion.
There was a heavy fall of snow and many
trains were completely showed in. =. The Tori
leaders in Nova Scotia felicitate their followers
on the fact that the check of the secession par
ty has strengthened the Dominion Government
in its hostility to the American fishermen.
The Mayfower will 60 to England in June to
compete for the Queens cup. Gen. Paine has
placed the yacht at the disposal of Mr.. Edward
Burgess...... The cattle commissioners Of Maine
have ordered that all cattle entering this State
from Massachusetts, New York or Illinois be
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS President has nominated
Frank McGraw for postmaster at Eastport.
Mr.. McGraw edited the PASSPORT Standard.....
Mrs. Druse, convicted of numbering her hus-
band, was executed Monday at Herkimer. N.
Y......Dr. Charles o. Files of Portland, q we'll
known, regular physician Of that city and at
one time member of the school board, has
been arrested for performing an operation to
produce miscarriage upon Mrs. Erasmus Jen-
sen Of Deering. Mrs. Jensen died Tuesday
morning. ......Capt Ezekiel Dyer of Millbridge, |
wellkn0wn ship-builder, died Tuesday morn. |
Ing ut the age of &c.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-03-03

There are honest. well-meaning men who
have held opposing views on the railroad
Question. That question is not an issue in the
coming city ccction-it has been taken to the
Supreme Court. The only questions now in.
volFed are whether the policy which has given
Us low taxes. improved railroad facilities and
a boom 10 business OF all kinds shall be con.
tinned. Or the city turned over to those who
broke all their promises when in power. ant
who constituted Il ring differing only in nun.
hers ana amounts from that controlled by Bos:
Tweed.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-03-03

HE Personal attack upon Hon. l. {. Libbey
III the Home Farm of last week we regard as
wholly uiwarrantcd and we regretted to see it
il that paper. There is cat under the meal in
the cattle disease investigation which accounts
tor Il GOOD deal that is said in the papers co.,
corning it. With the intrgues of those who
are seeking to depose Secretary Gilbert, or Of
those who wish TO save him at any cost, Mr..
Libby can have no part or sympathy. and our
knowledge OF the man prompts us to say, as we
do without word from him. that he is only de-
>irou> of performing his duty to his constitl-
ents ami promoting the interests of Maine.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-03-03

The four per cent. bonds have been sold and
me SIX per cents redeemed through the Bel
last Savings Bank without expense to the city
except the item of S1.50 for cxpressage. Ire.
port of the Taxpayer Refunding Committee
March 1, 1856.
This extract from the report of the proceed
li'@> Of the last meeting of the TAXPAYER city
government gives the lie direct to the state.
mentS of the ring organ with regard to re.
funding. The ring breeds falsehoods as a doc
docs iicis. and the only sure remedy is to drown
the dog. That will be done March l4th.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-03-03

We do not believe there are many voters in
this city, however strong their partisanship.
who approve of using fraud or force to place
defeated candidates in office. This will be put
to the test at the coming municipal election.
Those who tried to steal the city government
last spring by seating as Alderman candidate
who was not elected, are again moving to
wres, the city government from the honest and
capable hands to which the people entrusted it..
Ii will be rccollected that March Sth. in the
middle of the night. a ward clerk was made to
sign certificate of election, and a Mavor
whose own title would not have borne close
scrutiny. constituted himself a returning board,
thus usurping the functions of the board of
AlGermen-and >wore in a man who, as the
records of the warden and ward clerk show,
was not elected. This outrage against suffrage,
patterned after the infamous methods of the
State steal, was committed simply that ring
might control the city offices for the purposes
of l}lunier The Supreme Court. when appeal
cd to. righted this wrong; but the perpetrators
! are ready to repeat tiff they are given the
opportunity.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-03-03

1t was stated last week that the X, of l.. had
bought a palatial brownstone front mansion in
Philadelphia for headquarters at a cost of 49,
600. The Rockland Opinion gives a detailed
description of the building, and denounces this
purchase as crime. 1t says that tie General
officers shave established themselves in pal
ace which affords no proper convenience for
the transaction of business, and all that seems
to have been aimed at was to provide foolish,
can loll about and enjoy their increased salar-
les" When it is recollccted that not only these
salaries but the money paid for this luxurious
establishment with its satin hangngs. billiard
tables, ETC., comes from poor men and women
who are working for day wages it does seem
wicked, and the Opinion, as the laborins mans
organ, could do no less than protest.
Under Taxpayer rule the city government
was used to enrich few and to satisfy the
private grudges and ambitions of others, Some
of their practices have become notorious. 1t
is for the interest of every citizen of Belfast.
outside of the Taxpayer ring, to prevent Il
repetition of these practices, and at the same
time to rcbuke the attempt to steal the city
government last spring. Every honest citizen,
Republican and Democrat, should aid with his
vote in burying these men SO deep that they
will never again show themselves in our city
affairs. As private individuals their hands are
against every one who does not assist them in
their nefarious schemes, and they should not
be given further opportunity to work evil to
this community.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-03-03

The Administration is playing a double game
i'll the Canadian fishery matter. The plan is
10 defeat all rctaatory legislation or to further
Tree trade In either case Secretary Bayar,l
VIII serve the purposes of the British fishermen
and free traders, of whom he is the represent
tative iii President Cleveland's Cabinet
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-03-03

, We hnNn rns"isnd - Of .l,n e,>aa.h of
non. >. III. Manley, OF Augusta in the House
OF Representatives Feb. 18th. OH the rcrort of
the Committee Oh Labor on hours of labor, IT
Is very able presentation of Republican sent-
lhe't on he labor question, and we shall take
AN earl! opportunity 10 present some extracts.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-03-03
Knawing a File.
III the debate at Augusta Thursday on the
bill TO increase the salaries of the judges of the

III the debate ut Augusta Thursday on the
Supreme Court Mr.. Dow, of Portland, said:
Gentlemen in this hall could recolIect the
dark days i'll the history of this State Il few
years ago, when the capitol was a camp, and
men looked fiercely into each others eyes,
and the question was whether we were or
were not to go down into anarchy. An appeal
was made to the Supreme Court, a court COM
posed of gentlemen of both parties, and he
thanked God that they We're honest, able, fear
less men. Contention and confusion stormed
around them but they did not hesitate to do
their duty. From that day to this, that court
has been pursued relentlessly and repeatedly
stabbed in the back by certain men who by its
decision Were deprived of their honors and
emoument>. 1t seemed to him that it was
due to the members of that court, it was due
to the gentlemen here, as representatives of the
citizens of the State. to see that no injustice
was done TO those men by their enemies.
This suggests the motives, in part. which ac-
tuate the ring organ in this city in its repeated
attacks and >lurs upon the Supreme Court. 1t
is recalled that the head of that concern intro
ducel Garcclon to a Belfast audience and sat
upon the platform with him. and that later the
methods of the State steal were put in practice
by the Taxpayer ring in the Ward two matter,
and that their rascality was stepped upon by
the supreme Court As etfectually as in the case
of the Garcelon conspirators. There are other
reasons for the childish filings at the highest
legal tribunal of our State which appear in the
Taxpayer, but their source and motive are
plainly seen and need not be pointed out. They
will simply recoil upon the heads of their a,l-
thors
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-03-03

The elections in the Dominion of Canada
have resulted in victory for the present Gov
ernment, which is sustained by small majority.
Dispatches to the American papers had indi
Gated different result, and this is particularly
true as to the elections in Nova Scotia, where a
great deal of noise was made over a rcpcal. or
as we should call it. Il secession movement.
The union with Canada has always been dis
tasteful to some of the people of Nova Scotia.
and repeal was made the issue in the recent
election. The secession leaders claimed that
they would elect 10 Out of u members but thc
returns show that they secured but 6 out of q.
and in New Brunswick the Government SIM
porters are 10 to 6. The absurdity of the re-
peal movement is that voting for repeal would
not secure it, as in attempting to seccde Nova
Scotia would have not only Canada but England
to deal with. 1t was, no doubt, merely de-
vice of local politicians to secure place and
power for themselves, and it resulted in dis
astrous failure.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-03-03

Keep the rascals out.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-03-03
Defeat Of the Dependent Pension Bill.

The Dependent Pension bill is defeated.
thanks 10 Grover Cleveland. to the solid vote
OF the ext onfeeratcs in the House Of Repre-
Sehtatlye> and to a few "decoy ducks among
the ext Mon soldiers Of the House. all on the
Democratic side. with other dolighfaceS. and
an OF whom, save one. are mentioned daily in
the public press and by their friends As cantii-
oates for important positions under this Adj
mlnlstratlon. This means, of course. an end
50 long as yr:. rfe1iGan i tie Witt: House
ana 50 long as the eX-Confetleratcs dominate
me Demorratic party as absolutely as they do
To-day. Washington special to Boston journal.
Gen. Bragg, who led the Administration
forces, largely composed of eN-C onfc,lerateS
was Very bitter in his 'ienncations of soldiers
VINO enlisted i'll the latter part of the war.
words Which he frequently used 70 character
iZe them We're ''vagabond>," "the scum of The
earth. "natives of the poor-house," 1.-THE Dur-
chilse> Of the bounty jumpers" and he claimed
TO speak for the Grand Army in ii manner
winch was vigorously disayowed. 50 far rs
di>avowals were in order, by other member,
OF 'ilat order Oh the floor. Mr.. Hepburn. who
hlade one of the best speeches of the day
against the veto, APPLY compared Gen. Bragg to
Benedict Arnold, and in his opening remarks
lie clearly stated the reason why the veto wa,
sustained. He said: "-\ll of the gentlemen
who spoke on the Democratic side against the
passage of the bill save one voted for it. A
large number of them terminate their public
HE on March 4, and Il large number of them
are now about the White House bending thc
pregnant hinges of the knee that thrift NAV
follow fawning.''
The vote stood, yeas 10. nays 125. lacking
Just % votes of the necessary constitutional
two-thirdS vote in the affirmative to pa,S the
bill over the veto. 1t is not necessary to saw
how the Maine delegation voted. They are all
good Republicans.